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Copperheads, in the American Civil War, a reproachful term for those Northerners sympathetic to the South, mostly Democrats outspoken in their opposition to the Lincoln administration. They were especially strong in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, where Clement L. Vallandigham Vallandigham, Clement Laird (vəlăn`dĭghăm', –găm') ..... Click the link for more information. was their leader. The Knights of the Golden Circle Knights of the Golden Circle, secret order of Southern sympathizers in the North during the Civil War. Its members were known as Copperheads . Dr. George W. L. ..... Click the link for more information. was a Copperhead secret society. The term was often applied indiscriminately to all Democrats who opposed the administration. It afforded an opportunity for impugning the loyalty of those who opposed Lincoln's policies, either military or civil (e.g., the suspension of habeas corpus), and it was not until years after the Civil War that the Democratic party succeeded in living down the association. BibliographySee W. Gray, The Hidden Civil War (1942); F. L. Klement, The Copperheads in the Middle West (1960). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Her book, Copperheads, will be published next year by Oxford University Press. He was convinced that those opposed to the Union were led by "a few evil fanatics" and from this viewpoint he pursued not only the Copperheads during the war, but, with ever increasing determination, those whom he held responsible for the death of Lincoln as well as those responsible for the atrocities of the prisoner-of-war camps. 1-17 FA (Paladin) Copperheads deployed to OIF in late March 2003, initially DS to 1-10 Cav, firing more than 700 rounds before halting at the Iraq-Iran border. |
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